• These multi-disciplinary research teams will collaborate to investigate potential diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines for this fungal disease. (nih.gov)
  • The primary focus of the AuCoin laboratory is to develop diagnostics and therapeutics for infectious diseases. (unr.edu)
  • The thing that keeps me optimistic: the power of science and the ability to develop interventions, diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines," Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , told actress Julia Roberts. (one.org)
  • and translational research to develop vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics to prevent and treat infectious, immune-mediated, and allergic diseases. (nih.gov)
  • On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Franklin Institute Award laureates Katalin Karikó, PhD and Drew Weissman, MD, PhD presented a special lecture titled "The Future of MRNA Therapeutics. (drexel.edu)
  • Centered at WRAIR and part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command ( USAMRDC ) under the Army Futures Command (AFC), MHRP is committed to developing and advancing effective solutions-such as vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, therapeutics and diagnostics-to counter HIV and other related infections. (hivresearch.org)
  • Her dissertation was titled Progress towards development of new diagnostic tests and vaccines for bovine tuberculosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Progress towards development of new diagnostic tests and vaccines for bovine tuberculosis (Thesis). (wikipedia.org)
  • Nature canvassed infectious-disease specialists to find out which pathogens they thought would trigger the next global crisis, and which treatments and vaccines might be readied to combat them. (nature.com)
  • 836 million for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) , which conducts research on therapies, vaccines, diagnostics, and other health technologies, at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (kff.org)
  • Proposals that deal with disease etiology, pathophysiology, transmission from mother to fetus, transmission through sexual contact, development of diagnostics, or development of vaccines are not appropriate for submission to the NSF EEID program. (nsf.gov)
  • Approximately $600,000 of the grants were sent to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, where researchers worked on enhancing the infectivity and lethality of bat coronaviruses to develop diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines for future pandemics . (naturalnews.com)
  • Vaccine produced by CSL Limited is approved for use in persons aged ≥18 years ( 1 ), vaccine produced by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited is approved for persons aged ≥4 years ( 2 ), and vaccine produced by Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. is approved for persons aged ≥6 months ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Immunogenicity and safety study results similar to those observed for seasonal vaccines also have been reported by the other manufacturers (MedImmune LLC, Gaithersburg, MD and Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Limited, Liverpool, UK, unpublished data, 2009). (cdc.gov)
  • They're mentioned on the Department of Health and Human Services Flu.gov Web site, the Centers for Disease Control's Web site and the package inserts for the vaccines. (factcheck.org)
  • This document focuses on the frameworks for financing and funding health research and development of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for neglected diseases. (who.int)
  • When Qavi joined the lab of co-senior author Gaya K. Amarasinghe, PhD - an Ebola expert and the Alumni Endowed Professor of Pathology & Immunology and a professor of biochemistry & molecular biophysics and of molecular microbiology at Washington University - they decided to apply the technology to create a better diagnostic test for Ebola. (innovations-report.com)
  • In the weeks after the first-generation viral diagnostic tests became available in Hong Kong, SARS-CoV diagnosis was carried out in three laboratories, one of which was the Department of Microbiology of Queen Mary Hospital (QMH). (cdc.gov)
  • The NIAID Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) will sponsor the study through the Vanderbilt Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU), one of nine VTEUs in the United States. (globenewswire.com)
  • To better understand the epidemiology of this apparent outbreak of P. knowlesi in humans, one needs a method to rapidly screen both monkeys and humans in areas of high disease prevalence, regardless of their present health status. (cdc.gov)
  • Work in Malaysia by a team from the National Institutes of Health nearly 50 years ago reported that transmission to humans was not occurring to any prevalent extent. (cdc.gov)
  • This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Institutes of Health. (wikipedia.org)
  • A rapid, early diagnostic could help public health workers track the virus' spread and implement strategies to limit outbreaks. (innovations-report.com)
  • The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced three awards to establish a network of Coccidioidomycosis Collaborative Research Centers to conduct research on coccidioidomycosis , also known as Valley Fever. (nih.gov)
  • If you have been treated for Lyme disease and still feel unwell, contact your health care provider about how to manage your symptoms. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Findings from a pair of new studies could speed up the development of a universally accurate diagnostic test for human herpes simplex viruses (HSV), according to researchers at Johns Hopkins and Harvard universities and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • As West Africans try to bring the calamitous Ebola outbreak to an end, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called scientists and doctors to Geneva, Switzerland, on 8 and 9 December to discuss which infectious disease is likely spark the next pandemic. (nature.com)
  • This could bust out of the Arabian peninsula tomorrow, end up in East Africa, and go around the world," says Michael Osterholm, a public-health scientist at the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy in Minneapolis. (nature.com)
  • The National Institutes of Health has selected eight scientists as Lasker Clinical Research Scholars, part of a joint initiative with the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, to foster the next generation of great clinical scientists. (nih.gov)
  • This position is located in Branch B of the Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Office (TTIPO), Office of Science Management and Operations (OSMO), Office of the Director (OD), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). (usajobs.gov)
  • But the latest report on TB from the World Health Organization (WHO), published in October, revealed signs of progress against normal - or drug-sensitive - cases of the bacterial disease. (nature.com)
  • The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a five-year $3 million grant to. (scienceboard.net)
  • Reviews by Clinton administration health agencies of University of California report on needle exchange programs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nat'l Institutes of Health, Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration, Health Services and Resources Administration, Food and Drug Administration). (druglibrary.org)
  • Dr. Indu Bhushan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), AYUSHMAN BHARAT -PMJAY & National Health Authority, Govt. (tmc.gov.in)
  • The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), and the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), all parts of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), also support research on Lyme disease. (brainfacts.org)
  • Selon les critères du National Institute of Health , 71,6 % d'entre eux souffraient d'asthme léger, 20,0 % d'asthme modéré et 8,4 % d'asthme sévère. (who.int)
  • The study was funded in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Institute of Mental Health. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The study was supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Expansion into HIV threat assessment, diagnostics and epidemiology reinforce an enduring commitment to tackling the threat that HIV poses to the U.S. Service Members, national security and global health. (hivresearch.org)
  • BPZE1 was developed in the lab of Camille Locht, PhD, at the Institut Pasteur de Lille (IPL) and French National Institute of Health and Medical research (Inserm). (globenewswire.com)
  • These studies were funded by the NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (5R21NS111416) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (PJT168869). (cornell.edu)
  • Many health professionals believe that an important element of a program to control the spread of HIV is a stepped up program to control other sexually transmitted diseases. (co.ke)
  • The techniques of venereal disease control that have been developed in centers in this country, many of them supported by NIH research grants, are now being applied in Africa both by programs funded by AID and by the World Health Organization, trying to determine whether doing something about venereal disease or sexually transmitted disease can prevent HIV infection. (co.ke)
  • My name is David Sencer and I am president of the Board of Directors of the American Social Health Association, the only non-profit organization dedicated solely to the control of all sexually transmitted diseases (STD's). (co.ke)
  • Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, were among those taking questions from House members on Thursday. (jimbakkershow.com)
  • Representative Rosa DeLauro, who chairs a House panel that oversees federal spending on health programs, said she did not get satisfactory answers from officials about access to testing and diagnostics and how to help people who do not get paid sick days through their jobs or who have no health insurance. (jimbakkershow.com)
  • This study has been funded by the National Institute of Health, approved by the Kenya Medical Research Institute Institutional Review Board, and will commence in June 2020. (researchprotocols.org)
  • Oral PrEP has been recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [ 1 ] and the World Health Organization [ 2 ], and is being implemented worldwide. (researchprotocols.org)
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotic-resistant infections are associated with 23,000 deaths, 2 million illnesses and billions in health care costs in the U.S. every year. (medscape.com)
  • In addition, Obama's fiscal year 2016 budget request would provide more than $650 million across the National Institutes of Health and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to better understand the mechanisms of drug resistance and prime the pipeline for new antibiotics and diagnostics. (medscape.com)
  • Promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention in cooperation with patients, communities, at-risk populations, and other members of an interprofessional team of healthcare providers. (cdc.gov)
  • The largest single source of public sector financing for health research is the National Institutes of Health in the United States of America, whose annual allocations in 2005 for infectious diseases totalled around US$ 3000 million, with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria the main beneficiaries. (who.int)
  • Argentina and Brazil met the target proposed by the Commission on Health Research for Development in 1990 for expenditures on research and development for health to total at least 2% of national health expenditures. (who.int)
  • AIDS research and reference reagent program catalog / National Institutes of Health. (who.int)
  • by National Institutes of Health (U.S. (who.int)
  • Amanda Jezek, vice president of public policy and government relations at the Infectious Diseases Society of America, said combating antibiotic resistance has typically attracted strong bipartisan support. (medscape.com)
  • Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar- Head Scientist, Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases National Institute of Virology, ICMR. (tmc.gov.in)
  • During this COCA Call, presenters will review updates in Lyme disease epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and share new educational tools for both healthcare providers and their patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Additionally, in collaboration with investigators from La Jolla Institute for Immunology, Dr. Scheuermann and his team provided machine learning methods to help complete the first analysis that identified potential targets for human immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection. (jcvi.org)
  • Dr. Anderson was a project leader with the National Research Council of Canada before joining the Laboratory of Experimental Immunology in 1992. (cancer.gov)
  • Previously, the firm has worked with academic and commercial partners to build an immunology database and portal under contract from the National Institute of Allergy and infectious Disease. (genomeweb.com)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • 1.9 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which includes $950 million for state and local response efforts, of which $475 million must be allocated within 30 days of the enactment of the bill, and $300 million for the replenishment of the Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund, which supports U.S. efforts to respond to an infectious disease emergency. (kff.org)
  • To improve workplace safety, JCVI has instituted surveillance testing, led by Richard Scheuermann, PhD , of pooled nasal swab samples with an in-house validated RT-qPCR assay using the primers/probes developed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (jcvi.org)
  • Map courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (eenews.net)
  • If you are the sort who trusts anonymous e-mails more than you do doctors and experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, you may wish to stop reading now. (factcheck.org)
  • According to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year pertussis affects approximately 16 million people globally, accounting for nearly 200,000 deaths. (globenewswire.com)
  • Neither the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor the National Prevention Information Network endorses the organizations, Website s, and materials presented. (cdc.gov)
  • It is strongly urged that, of that total amount of $37 million, $3 million be set aside for the maintenance of the programs, the internal programs on sexually transmitted disease activity at the Centers for Disease Control. (co.ke)
  • The content and conclusions in this presentation are those of the authors and presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • Findings from two studies may lead to a more accurate diagnostic test and possible vaccine for genital and oral herpes. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • This information is crucial to the design and evaluation of diagnostics and vaccine candidates. (jcvi.org)
  • This messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine, which is part of a new approach to vaccination, was co-developed by NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). (nih.gov)
  • Among those who deserve tremendous credit are Kizzmekia Corbett, Barney Graham, John Mascola, and other members of the amazing team at the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center at NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). (nih.gov)
  • It's a new virus, but the vaccine is made the exact same way,' Dr. Bruce Gellin, director of the National Vaccine Program Office at HHS, told us. (factcheck.org)
  • Since its inception in 1986, MHRP at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) has emerged as a world leader in HIV vaccine research and development. (hivresearch.org)
  • MHRP also collaborates closely with the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and its Division of AIDS , which helps fund MHRP vaccine and cure research through an interagency agreement. (hivresearch.org)
  • BPZE1 is a next-generation live-attenuated pertussis vaccine designed to induce comprehensive and durable protection against B. pertussis infection (colonization) and disease (whooping cough). (globenewswire.com)
  • Sen heads the Unit on Clinical and Translational Studies where her research aims to characterize critical inflammatory and metabolic pathways in uveitis and other immune-mediated eye diseases with the goal of identifying candidate biomarkers and novel mechanistic targets for therapeutic intervention. (nih.gov)
  • Sanjay Vashee, PhD and Lauren Oldfield, PhD are collaborating with investigators at the University of Maryland to use synthetic genomics to develop a SARS-CoV-2 infectious clone. (jcvi.org)
  • and Tute Genomics launched a cloud-based variant interpretation engine based on the ANNOVAR open source software. (genomeweb.com)
  • Meanwhile, Cerner and Claritas Genomics forged a partnership to build tools for NGS-based diagnostics starting with a laboratory information management system that will be launched within two years. (genomeweb.com)
  • Most cases of malaria occur in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, but the disease also affects several other areas of the world, including Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. (everydayhealth.com)
  • She completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, studying innate immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Francisella tularensis, Marburg virus, and Zaire ebolavirus. (wikipedia.org)
  • The most common diagnostic technique - analysing sputum samples under a microscope - can determine that Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria are present but not whether they are drug resistant. (nature.com)
  • Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. (elsevierpure.com)
  • [ 14 ] This classification criteria allows the distinction of early and late-stage disease, as well as VKH from other panuveitides (sarcoidosis, Behcet disease, sympathetic ophthalmia, syphilis and tuberculosis). (medscape.com)
  • Back in 2014, a U.S. based nonprofit - the EcoHealth Alliance - was awarded $3.7 million in grants from Dr. Anthony Fauci, then head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). (naturalnews.com)
  • This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), invites applications for investigator-initiated Resource-Related Research Projects (R24). (nih.gov)
  • When word of SARS-CoV-2 emerged, Corbett, Graham, and other NIAID researchers had already been studying other coronaviruses for years, including those responsible for earlier outbreaks of respiratory disease. (nih.gov)
  • I am now a contracted lab manager for the Antibody Biology Unit of the Laboratory of Immunogenetics at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). (radford.edu)
  • The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported preliminary results of a study among children aged 6 months--18 years. (cdc.gov)
  • With funding from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the scientists are now evaluating how well genome transplant dynamics can diagnose acute rejection of heart and lung transplants. (nih.gov)
  • If you catch Lyme disease early, the right antibiotics should lead to a full recovery. (medicinenet.com)
  • Lyme disease is treated with antibiotics . (medlineplus.gov)
  • Lyme disease is treated with antibiotics under the supervision of a physician. (brainfacts.org)
  • Most individuals with Lyme disease respond well to antibiotics and have full recovery. (brainfacts.org)
  • The new action plan is organized around five main goals: preventing the spread of antibiotic resistance, strengthening surveillance efforts, advancing diagnostic testing, accelerating the development of new antibiotics and improving global collaboration. (medscape.com)
  • According to Jezek, the national strategy and federal funding proposal address two critical factors in combating antibiotic resistance: new diagnostics and new antibiotics. (medscape.com)
  • For example, if physicians had quicker diagnostic tests when patients present at a clinic, they would know if antibiotics were an appropriate treatment and if so, what kind of antibiotics are best suited to the problem. (medscape.com)
  • Cite the appropriate use of antibiotics to treat Lyme disease. (cdc.gov)
  • This study will evaluate the use of an algorithm utilizing several rapid diagnostic tests (RDT), biomarkers, and standard of care (SOC) procedures in differentiating these different pathogens in pediatric patients admitted to Tangerang and Kariadi hospitals in Indonesia. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Lyme disease is a bacterial infection you get from the bite of an infected tick . (medlineplus.gov)
  • Most Lyme disease tests check for antibodies made by the body in response to infection. (medlineplus.gov)
  • InMAD is currently being utilized to identify candidate diagnostic antigens secreted during infection with Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis), Aspergillus fumigatus (invasive aspergillosis) and Francisella tularensis (tularemia). (unr.edu)
  • MHRP is at the forefront of the battle against HIV to protect U.S. troops from infection and reduce global impact of the disease. (hivresearch.org)
  • If untreated, it can cause a chronic lifelong infection or serious complications like nephrotic syndrome, a serious kidney disease. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Authors of the study are Elaine Reed, the Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor of Diagnostic Medicine and a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Michael Yeaman, professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine and director of the Institute for Infection and Immunity at the Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. (scienceblog.com)
  • Dr. Compton was the recipient of a Pasteur Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship and an ANRS (French National Agency on AIDS Research) Grant during his postdoctoral training with Dr. Olivier Schwartz at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, where he made key discoveries on the mechanisms by which the interferon-induced transmembrane (IFITM) proteins restrict HIV-1 infection. (cancer.gov)
  • The technology has potential to be developed into a rapid diagnostic test. (innovations-report.com)
  • The technology, which uses so-called optical microring resonators, potentially could be developed into a rapid diagnostic test for the deadly Ebola virus disease, which kills up to 89% of infected people. (innovations-report.com)
  • Other recent projects include development of a rapid diagnostic test for Ebola virus in collaboration with a private sector partner. (unr.edu)
  • Examine the current state of rapid diagnostic development, including examples of successes and limitations of current approaches. (carb-x.org)
  • The test was just not as specific as it should be," says Thomas Quinn, M.D. , professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and associate director of international research and senior investigator in the Division of Intramural Research at NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has been involved in viral sequencing and analysis for more than 25 years, and coronavirus research for more than 15. (jcvi.org)
  • But it isn't enough to just have climatic conditions that are favorable to the mosquito, said Andrew Monaghan, a meteorologist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado. (eenews.net)
  • Through a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology's Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) Program is accepting research proposals on Zika that address the ecological transmission dynamics of the virus. (nsf.gov)
  • The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has also published a notice of interest for research on Zika virus. (nsf.gov)
  • Cukras' research investigates inherited retinal degenerations, known collectively as retinitis pigmentosa, a family of blinding eye diseases which currently lack therapy. (nih.gov)
  • Scholz leads the Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Unit, and focuses her work on two closely related neurodegenerative parkinsonism syndromes, Lewy body dementia and multiple system atrophy. (nih.gov)
  • On July 17, White House officials reached out to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) to suspend taxpayer funding of coronavirus gain-of-function research at the Chinese lab. (naturalnews.com)
  • When questioned in front of Congress in May of 2021 , then director Anthony Fauci claimed that the NIH "has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology. (naturalnews.com)
  • The NINDS supports research on Lyme disease. (brainfacts.org)
  • We are proud to share the exciting news that Drexel University has again achieved national recognition in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, retaining its designation as an "R1 Doctoral University: Very High Research Activity. (drexel.edu)
  • It promotes the prevention and treatment of diseases of the chest through leadership, education, research, and communication. (cdc.gov)
  • The American Respiratory Alliance of Western Pennsylvania is dedicated to the prevention and control of lung disease through education, training, direct services, research funding, and advocacy since 1904. (cdc.gov)
  • The American Thoracic Society helps prevent and fight respiratory disease through research, education, patient care, and advocacy. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, Dr. Simpson directs the NIH Comparative Biomedical Scientist Training Program (CBSTP) , a nationally recognized interdisciplinary University-NIH Graduate Partnership Program employing a novel curriculum to provide training in comparative biomedical science, cross training veterinarian clinician scientists in human disease research leading to the Ph.D. degree. (cancer.gov)
  • Research conducted within the MPU serves as a source of research training experience for its CBSTP fellows, as well as serves to extend comparative pathology expertise provided by the CBSTP molecular pathologist fellows to the NCI and other institutes within the NIH Intramural Research Program. (cancer.gov)
  • For example, the institute launched its Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group in 2013, which is charged with advancing clinical research with the ultimate hope of attracting private drug company investments. (medscape.com)
  • Asthma is gener- exposure to consumer products is gaining public attention and ally defined as a chronic inflammatory disease of the lung increasingly becoming a research priority. (cdc.gov)
  • Discuss practical short- and long-term opportunities for spurring the development of new diagnostics that can help address antibiotic resistance. (carb-x.org)
  • In March, the White House released the first "National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria," which coordinates actions across federal agencies and sets goals for reducing antibiotic-resistant disease and inappropriate antibiotic use. (medscape.com)
  • The new action plan outlines steps for implementing September's "National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria," which was also released by the White House and identified priorities for combating antibiotic resistance. (medscape.com)
  • What are the treatments for Lyme disease? (medlineplus.gov)
  • Her goal is to advance our molecular understanding of these devastating diseases and to use this knowledge for the development of new diagnostic tools and treatments. (nih.gov)
  • Current areas of interest include improving diagnostic tests and developing more effective treatments. (brainfacts.org)
  • Improved diagnostics and treatments can enable earlier commencement of appropriate treatment and decreased hospitalization time. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Most people with Lyme disease get this rash. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Most people with Lyme disease develop a characteristic skin rash around the area of the bite. (brainfacts.org)
  • According to national surveillance data, candidiasis cases caused by Candida auris , a highly infectious fungus, rose drastically between 2019. (scienceboard.net)
  • Diagnostics also have the capacity to support early detection and diagnosis of drug-resistant bacterial infections, enable disease surveillance, and help prevent disease spread. (carb-x.org)
  • Consider gaps that rapid diagnostics may be best-suited to address (e.g. tools to support targeted treatment decisions in the healthcare setting, tools to enable real-time surveillance based on routine hospital data). (carb-x.org)
  • All these projects rely on the identification of secreted or circulating microbial antigens that can be targeted for diagnosis of disease. (unr.edu)
  • To help clarify the diagnostic features of VKH disease, the International Committee on Nomenclature established revised criteria for the diagnosis of VKH disease, published in 2001. (medscape.com)
  • MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Patients with IgA deficiency have an increased incidence of upper respiratory tract infections, allergies and autoimmune disease like SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile chronic arthritis. (lu.se)
  • Associated autoimmune diseases should be treated conventionally. (lu.se)
  • Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease is a multisystem autoimmune inflammatory disorder with ocular, auditory, skin, and neurologic involvement. (medscape.com)
  • VKH disease is considered to be a T-cell-mediated autoimmune response directed against melanocytes, although the exact antigens involved are incompletely understood. (medscape.com)
  • These histopathologic changes suggest an infectious or autoimmune basis for the disease. (medscape.com)
  • The possibility that VKH disease has an autoimmune pathogenesis is supported by the statistically significant frequency of HLA-DR4, an antigen commonly associated with other autoimmune diseases. (medscape.com)
  • But Democrats have been reluctant so far to put this year's Zika virus outbreak in the context of warming, despite some evidence that it might be helping the disease spread. (eenews.net)
  • Today's higher rates of human travel are helping spread diseases like Zika, as travelers return from infected areas and introduce illnesses to local populations through the bite of mosquitoes. (eenews.net)
  • NSF's EEID Program funds the development and testing of predictive models and discovery of the principles governing the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases such as Zika. (nsf.gov)
  • The West Africa Ebola outbreak has led experts to consider what diseases might spark the next major infectious disease crisis. (nature.com)
  • Current funding includes grants and contracts through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and multiple Department of Defense Agencies. (unr.edu)
  • Grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases funded the study. (scienceblog.com)
  • It isn't always easy to know if you have been infected with Lyme disease, which is caused by the deer tick. (medicinenet.com)
  • What is Lyme disease? (medlineplus.gov)
  • At first, Lyme disease usually causes symptoms such as a rash , fever , headache , and fatigue . (medlineplus.gov)
  • Lyme disease is caused by bacteria. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Who is at risk for Lyme disease? (medlineplus.gov)
  • What are the symptoms of Lyme disease? (medlineplus.gov)
  • Early symptoms of Lyme disease start between 3 to 30 days after an infected tick bites you. (medlineplus.gov)
  • How is Lyme disease diagnosed? (medlineplus.gov)
  • If you are tested right away, it may not show that you have Lyme disease, even if you have it. (medlineplus.gov)
  • This is called post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Can Lyme disease be prevented? (medlineplus.gov)
  • Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial organism that is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected tick. (brainfacts.org)
  • However, there are those who will not develop the rash, which can make Lyme disease hard to diagnose because its symptoms and signs mimic those of many other diseases. (brainfacts.org)
  • Varying degrees of permanent joint or nervous system damage may develop in individuals with late-stage Lyme disease. (brainfacts.org)
  • Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Describe populations at risk of contracting Lyme disease in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Describe early signs and symptoms of Lyme disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Identify the appropriate use of diagnostic tests for Lyme disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Effectively promote clinician and patient education on early signs and symptoms of Lyme disease, tick bite prevention, and post-exposure prophylaxis. (cdc.gov)
  • Monitoring saliva immunity provides non-invasive molecular information, essential for diagnostics, and response to therapy during the pandemic. (jcvi.org)
  • Diagnostic tests, pandemic spread and therapeutic options. (tmc.gov.in)
  • In early 2003, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was recognized as a newly emerging pneumonic disease ( 1 - 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • A novel coronavirus, designated as SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), was implicated as the causative agent ( 5 - 7 ), and the respiratory disease has been reproduced in a nonprimate animal model ( 8 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Pertussis (whooping cough) is a life-threatening disease caused by the highly contagious respiratory bacterium Bordetella pertussis . (globenewswire.com)
  • Asthma is a complex disease with multiple potential mecha- (e.g., sensitization of the respiratory tract). (cdc.gov)
  • Like SARS, MERS has vague symptoms - fever, cough, shortness of breath - and seems to spread through coughs and sneezes, so epidemics can burn through hospitals , then throw off 'embers' as travellers export the disease. (nature.com)
  • The disease usually causes mild or no symptoms, but it can have serious consequences for children born to women who have been infected. (eenews.net)
  • But I've never seen a pathogen, and in this case a virus, with such an amazing spectrum of disease severity, going from 20% to 40% of the people who are infected having no symptoms , disproportionately leaning toward younger people . (medscape.com)
  • In countries where malaria is rare, the disease may go unrecognized because its symptoms are often similar to those of other infections. (everydayhealth.com)
  • The trial was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (medlineplus.gov)
  • It also develops curricula and organizes lung disease support groups for caregivers and families. (cdc.gov)
  • She is a senior investigator and chief of the immunity to pulmonary pathogens section at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dekker aims to understand the molecular mechanisms that underlie drug-resistant phenotypes of bacteria and their evolution, and to apply this knowledge to develop novel clinical diagnostic tools as the head of the institute's Bacterial Pathogenesis and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit. (nih.gov)
  • The Molecular Pathology Unit (MPU), headed by Dr. Simpson, develops new reagents, methods, and technologies in preclinical diagnostic medicine. (cancer.gov)
  • Volunteer-driven organization that works to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control, and cure of arthritis and related diseases. (brainfacts.org)
  • These gaps include the absence of a universally accepted diagnostic gold standard for childhood pneumonia, especially one that can also differentiate between bacterial and non-bacterial pneumonia. (nationalacademies.org)
  • In the second paper, the team looked more closely at what might be needed to develop a more universally accurate diagnostic test, Quinn says. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • That explains why the diagnostic test didn't work optimally in Africa," Quinn says, adding that it should now be possible to develop a more universal screening tool. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Current diagnostic tests detect the virus's genetic material or a glycoprotein - a protein covered in sugar - produced by the virus. (innovations-report.com)
  • We report the correlation of results of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunofluorescent serologic testing for SARS-CoV in 1,048 cases investigated for SARS in the first 5 weeks after the first-generation diagnostic tests became available in Hong Kong. (cdc.gov)
  • Recently, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technology has gained importance as a diagnostic tool for rapid detection and characterization of microorganisms. (cdc.gov)
  • To date, only patients in hospitals are being screened for the disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Others are finding ways to improve the quality of life for patients with serious diseases such as multiple sclerosis and diabetes. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Rapid point-of-care diagnostics can play an important role in avoiding unnecessary use of antimicrobials by providing clinicians with the right information at the right time to help them make decisions about appropriate drug treatment for patients. (carb-x.org)
  • Due, in part, to the increasing prevalence impact these exposures have on the large number of affected of this disease, the possible relationship between asthma and patients and potentially susceptible consumers. (cdc.gov)
  • VKH disease occurs more commonly in patients with a genetic predisposition to the disease, including those from Asian, Middle Eastern, Hispanic, and Native American populations. (medscape.com)
  • Several human leukocyte antigen (HLA) associations have been found in patients with VKH disease, including HLA-DR4, HLA-DR53, and HLA-DQ4. (medscape.com)
  • Despite differences in their patients, the manifestations appeared to represent a spectrum of disease, and several authors suggested that the disorder should be termed Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome (see the image below). (medscape.com)
  • Patients with complete VKH disease also must have evidence of neurologic and auditory manifestations, as well as integumentary signs. (medscape.com)
  • Incomplete VKH disease: Patients with incomplete VKH disease have either neurologic and auditory manifestations or integumentary signs, but not both. (medscape.com)
  • Probable VKH disease: Patients with probable VKH disease include those with isolated ocular disease. (medscape.com)
  • The problem of the sexually transmitted diseases has become so acute that this year a group of national organizations with special interest in disease prevention has highlighted the need to increase our efforts to prevent the spread of STD's and their devastating impact on the lives of people. (co.ke)
  • Designing and employing pathology investigative tools to integrative studies of animal models and patient tissues enables translational phenotype comprehension and thereby improves model predictability for human cancer diseases. (cancer.gov)
  • The disease was effectively eliminated through a combination of water management, insecticides, and other treatment and prevention efforts. (everydayhealth.com)
  • ILiAD Biotechnologies ( http://www.iliadbio.com ) is a privately held, clinical stage biotechnology company dedicated to the prevention and treatment of human disease caused by Bordetella pertussis . (globenewswire.com)
  • It is my pleasure to appear before this Subcommittee to offer ASHA's views on funding for the Centers for Disease Control's Division of STD/HIV Prevention and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases's STD Branch. (co.ke)
  • It is also the latest example of an ongoing emergence of infectious diseases for which we need a better understanding of their ecology and evolution. (nsf.gov)
  • The panel noted canine oral cavity melanomas mimic the clinical evolution and progression of the human disease originating from several mucosal sites, having similar propensity for invasion and dissemination. (cancer.gov)